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Today I was going to blog about the Multiverse, because that's just cool. But I actually have to leave the house for a class this afternoon, so I don't have time to do the research. So instead of talking completely out of my ass, we'll talk about being neighborly, instead.

Yesterday the Denver Post ran an article about a volunteer group called "Rebuilding Together Metro Denver." These are groups of folks who have home repair skills, and go about the business of providing critical home repairs to low-income homeowners who can't afford to have their residences repaired.

They get their donated materials, supplies, labor and appliances from companies such as Lowe's, Wells Fargo and organizations such as the Colorado Roofing Association, the Association for Civil Engineers and Energy Outreach Colorado.

The work these folks do allow low-income home owners to remain in their homes, and live in a decent, well repaired house. Without this kind of help, many of these people would have to give up their house.

Thanks, Rebuilding Together. This is a really cool idea, and I admire your work. Being neighborly feels like a lost virtue today, and the fact that you're neighborly on such a large scale warms my heart.

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I am a Hot Chick living in Castle Rock, CO with my fabulous family. We have a rescue dog named "Jackson," and she's a Basenji/Shepherd mix. She's something of a head case, but we love her. I'm a U.S. Navy vet, and I currently work as an Enterprise Solutions Architect, specializing in VoIP and multimedia contact center design. I care about social justice, libraries, science, the U.S. Constitution and the military. I'm a tax and spend liberal in a largely red county, but I try not to be stabby about it. I have a little resale side business called "Alastrina Enterprises." Stupidity, cupidity and wanton assholery piss me off, and I'm more than a little soft when it comes to dogs and those who serve others. I blog about whatever I feel like. I use foul language, so if that sort of thing offends you, feel free to fuck off now - if I'm unwilling to clean up my language for my fabulous Great Auntie Margie, I'm unlikely to do so for you. Newcomers are welcome here, especially those who disagree with me, but trolling and spamming will be met with the Shovel of Doom™.